Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Todd Packer]

There certainly are some fools.
Fools that believe the spin a player was told by his agent to say
Fools who support an ex coach who destroyed our club.
A man who played players busted.
A man who drove players away and prevented players signing.
A man who shattered the confidence of players like Stef, Twal, Noffa etc. who only now are starting to recover.
A man who left the club in such a shattered state that Freebairn, a reserve for reserve grade forward was our starting backrower.
A man who lied about players calling him daily to ask to play for us.
A man who progressively turned our team into a laughing stock.
A man who exclusively signed non talented players.
A man who extended Luke Brooks
A man when given an international team full of stars coached them to failure.
A man who has lost Canberra their best player.
There sure are some fools.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

We should be talking to everyone, Brooks at a cheaper price is still a fail, Brooks at $1 million or $100,000 , it doesn’t matter, he is not the answer.

kyle flannagan says hello

 

[weststigerman]

 

[Fainu Brothers]

What could we get in return? Is Joffa not happy playing off the bench or maybe the coaching staff want to bring james up onto the bench

 

[The-moP]

I reckon there’s a few clubs sniffing around

Hunt .. is not happy how the Dragons have handled this coach saga .. a few clubs are sniffing for an early release .. Gus Gould and the Bulldogs are setting the pace at this stage .. but another club looking for a half back have entered the race late and could topple the Dogs .. !!

The Rorters have been in contact with Hunts manager and they believe that they could have the money to fit him under their cap if he agrees to a proposed Rorters deal .. but that deal will only work if they can find a club for "out of favour" Sam Walker .. !! My thoughts .. unf**ken believable .. !! and the NRL say .. nuffin to see here folks .. !!

 

[tony soprano]

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WTH?

 

[weststigerman]

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What could we get in return? Is Joffa not happy playing off the bench or maybe the coaching staff want to bring james up onto the bench

Ethan Sanders please.

 

[jadtiger]

You could be right, except for the "they took less money part".
Nobody really believes that do they?

The NRL do,which tells you all you need to know about who is really running the competition

 

[Betterdays22]

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Very surprising if true. Club must see him as blocking the pathway of matamua, blore, Mansfield etc. Joffa is a proper, consistent first grader. Only acceptable if we get a proper first grader in return.

 

[yeti]

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What could we get in return? Is Joffa not happy playing off the bench or maybe the coaching staff want to bring james up onto the bench

Interesting. Joe is an honest tradesman, but that's it, really. Has very little impact off the bench. Sheens must be up to something. Atasi James to the top 30 to add that impact perhaps? A trade with a Parra player as some have suggested? Absolute horse crap from Weidler? Sounds like a crime thriller.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

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What could we get in return? Is Joffa not happy playing off the bench or maybe the coaching staff want to bring james up onto the bench

Thats a bit odd seeing he resigned just last year, maybe not happy with his bench roll. Contracts mean nothing i wouldnt let him go to slimers they have a history of agitating our players and offer nothing in return stuff em.

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Ethan Sanders please.

Yes please do this deal . We get a potential half and save 700 on cap , love joffa but he is blocking blore etc . Shawn Johnson plus sanders and keep brooks and halves are done with plenty left for a marquee center

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Thats a bit odd seeing he resigned just last year, maybe not happy with his bench roll. Contracts mean nothing i wouldnt let him go to slimers they have a history of agitating our players and offer nothing in return stuff em.

Was he re-signed before Klemmer & Bateman came? They might of gotten the deal done before we upgraded the pack and now he is surplus to requirements.

Honestly if they are prepared to take on full freight we should let him go, he is on about $450k for the next few years and we could use that.

 

[Kelce68]

Ethan Sanders please.

This is the one.

6 foot tall, 20 this year, playing up 2/3 years last year into Flegg and still dominating at that level for the Eels. Solid defensively. Goal kicker. And has Jakob Arthur, Brown and Moses in his way.

He, with Oliver Lawry and Iverson Matai (possibly) on the horizon and Conti and Large into the future, would make a very good future pool of halves.

He may be good enough with an experienced half by his side to taste first grade next year and start in '25.

Snag Johnson for 2 years. Resign Brooks and Wakeham for 12 months. Give Lawry and Sanders a taste in '24 and see where the chips lie for Benji to start 2025.

That way, one of Brooks, Wakeham and Doueihi can fight for a squad spot in '25 to compete with Johnson, Lawry and Sanders, by which time Large and Conti will be in NSW Cup and pushing for a taste themselves.

We need to future-proof the halves stocks and that, to me, is a very thorough way to do it, considering the current state of the halves market.

 

[Bones]

He is no chance of coming here, people need to get that through their heads.

JAC, Latrell, TPJ, Munster, Moses - all players who took less money to join other clubs or stay where they are. If they have other legitimate options they are not going to come here.

SJ is an option because we are the only external club interested and Warriors may not be able to keep him.

Did Ben Hunt tell you that personally or are you just making assumptions?

Everyone knows the players that we’ve missed out on, but let me tell you a little secret, every club misses players. We’ve also signed a few good ones recently which proves it can be done.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

No way should we let Ofahengaue go unless we are getting a proper good player in return. Maybe Jake Arthur plus some coin our way would be a decent trade. Or even better give us that new young half who is supposedly a gun (Sanders).

 

[jrtiger]

happy to let Joffa go providing two things.

1. Matamua is ready for regular week-to-week first grade
2. We trade him for either Ethan Sanders, Josh Lynn or Blaize Talagi

we cannot bungle this opportunity to sign one of Parra's young halves.

 

[BrendonWT]

jofa swap with the eels?? good ol reason to fire the moses thread back up 🤣🤡
no but fr they better get someone decent back, jofa is a great bloke and always puts in 100%

 

[Kelce68]

Interesting. Joe is an honest tradesman, but that's it, really. Has very little impact off the bench. Sheens must be up to something. Atasi James to the top 30 to add that impact perhaps? A trade with a Parra player as some have suggested? Absolute horse crap from Weidler? Sounds like a crime thriller.

Doesn't need to be upgraded to play now. Would be a waste of a spot for this year and close off potential signings.

 

[Kelce68]

No way should we let Ofahengaue go unless we are getting a proper good player in return. Maybe Jake Arthur plus some coin our way would be a decent trade. Or even better give us that new young half who is supposedly a gun (Sanders).

Doesn't have it.

We'd be fools to go down this path. He seems pretty entrenched as their perennial backup anyway with his father as head coach and his brother in the pathways.